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Service bulletin BC5191961001

A bulletin is a manufacturer's communication to its dealers, as NHTSA indexes it. The summary is NHTSA's. The document is the manufacturer's: read it at NHTSA. A bulletin is not a recall, and listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned.

The communication, as NHTSA indexes it (as of 2026-10-19)
TypeService bulletin
NHTSA id50469
Published by NHTSA1997-04-24
Manufacturer's numberBC5191961001
Manufacturer's date1996-10-01
NHTSA componentPOWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

NHTSA's summary

FOR CONCERNS OF STALLING, REFLASH PCM W/ 1996 CALIBRATION (R11 LEVEL). *TT

The document

No address for NHTSA's copy can be built for this communication. Ask the dealer for it by the manufacturer's number.

Components

Transmission and driveline, Automatic transmission

Vehicles listed
FORD AEROSTAR1996
FORD ASPIRE1996
FORD BRONCO1996
FORD BRONCO II1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
FORD CONTOUR1996
FORD CROWN VICTORIA1996
FORD E SERIES1996
FORD E-1501996
FORD E-2501996
FORD E-3501996
FORD ECONOLINE1996
FORD ESCORT1996
FORD EXPEDITION
FORD EXPLORER
FORD F SERIES1996
FORD F SERIES (LIGHT)1996
FORD F SERIES (MEDIUM)1996
FORD F SUPER DUTY1996
FORD F-1501996
FORD F-2501996
FORD F-3501996
FORD LTD1996
FORD MUSTANG1996
FORD PROBE1996
FORD RANGER1996
FORD TAURUS1996
FORD TEMPO1996
FORD THUNDERBIRD1996
FORD WINDSTAR1996
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL1996
LINCOLN MARK VIII1996 (the catalog's model; the bulletin names a series or trim of it)
LINCOLN TOWN CAR1996
MERCURY COUGAR1996
MERCURY GRAND MARQUIS1996
MERCURY MARQUIS1996
MERCURY MOUNTAINEER1996
MERCURY MYSTIQUE1996
MERCURY SABLE1996
MERCURY TRACER1996
MERCURY VILLAGER1996

Listing a model year does not mean every vehicle of it is concerned: the document says which.

Recalls for the same vehicles and component
98V2330001998-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:LEVER AND LINKAGE:FLOOR SHIFT
96V1760001996-09-18. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
96V1660001996-09-05. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION:GEAR POSITION INDICATION (PRNDL)
96V0860001996-05-14. POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION

A recall listed here may apply to some of the same vehicles. Only the manufacturer can say whether it applies to one vehicle.

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9803202001-02-06. Service bulletin. GEAR DTC'S AND EXTENDED/DELAYED/ NO SHIFT. *AK
9803042001-02-06. Service bulletin. INTERMITTENT NO FORWARD ENGAGEMENT WITH OR WITHOUT DTC P1784 ACTION. *AK
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